Record first quarter for UK electric vehicle grant

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has announced a record quarter for the Plug-in Car Grant, with over 2,000 claims made since the start of 2014.

It brings the total number of claims to 8,724 as of the end of March, with 2,025 (23%) of those made since the 1st January 2014. SMMT data shows almost half would have been for the Nissan LEAF, the UK’s biggest selling vehicle, which recorded 898 sales in the first quarter and 630 during March.

There were also 37 claims for the Plug-in Van Grant, which launched in February 2012, bringing the total to 441 according to OLEV figures.
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